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Michael Goeman

Case from Auburn, WA dated Mar 16, 2021

Victim Details

Michael Goe

Male

Auburn

WA

2021-03-16

59

Michael

Goeman

07/27/2026

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Michael Goeman, 59, a male, disappeared in March 2021 while living in the Auburn–Algona area of south King County. He was killed on March 16, 2021; weeks later, searchers found his remains along an unmaintained, overgrown stretch near West Valley Highway in Algona, close to Auburn’s Game Farm Park. His 31-year-old son, Vance Lakey, was discovered in the same vicinity about a week after his father. The King County Medical Examiner determined both deaths were homicides by gunfire.

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  • The Seattle Times: WA man faces 4th murder charge after luring victims with gold, prosecutors say
  • The Seattle Times: Kent man faces murder, arson charges as sheriff’s detectives continue to investigate double homicide
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